First of all, I read this in less than a day because it was just THAT good!

Fallon and Ryder meet when Fallon is brought from Philidelphia all the way to northern California to live with his Uncle Joel, his partner Alejandro and his kids. Fallon has shut down for years after his father's death due to cancer and Fallon blames himself for not being there in his final days. When Ryder meets Fallon, he makes it his mission to make him smile, laugh and protect him forever.

I loved the way Ryder got Fallon to come out of his shell and slowly open up when he realized that he had some kind of support system that he hadn't had since his father had passed away. Ryder does have his own secrets being gay but only his friend Jamie knows until he makes his intentions known to Fallon.

With it being both of their "first time", it was nice to see their spicy first times being experienced together and in the way they wanted to. Ryder made sure that Fallon was always comfortable and had his full consent before doing anything. A huge green flag right there!

I have to admit, this book did make me cry at one point for Fallon but it was handled gracefully. I hope we see more out of this series!

I received an ARC from Charli's ARC Team in exchange for an honest review. ( )